BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 6608: Unemployment/incarceration

Mandating that a person be disqualified from unemployment benefits due to incarceration.

Summary

  • A person is disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits if he or she is incarcerated and fails to report for work as scheduled and does not notify his or her employer within 24 hours.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bob McCaslin (R-4)
Introduced
January 17, 2006 in the Senate
Last action
January 17, 2006

AN ACT Relating to disqualification from unemployment benefits due to incarceration;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob McCaslin (R-4)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.

SB 6608 in other sessions

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